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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
side of the individual. Reading short stories helps me in writing cases. I also plan to read Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. What format do you use for reading? I’ll likely read Carver in hard copy and Franzen on my iPad. Hard copy has a unique View Details
- 14 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021
soon found myself falling.Long-distance was (and is) surprisingly easy. The eight-hour time difference between Boston and Nairobi always feels small and inconsequential with him. We have become masters of Netflix parties, finding cheap... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
drug approval times and propelled the agency to adopt 20th century information technology. She doesn’t like the word “retired.” Instead, MJ says that she “ceased paid employment” in 2003 as a partner at Accenture. Only now, however, does she View Details
- 09 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen
discussed publicly, for two reasons. First, managers feared that being honest would hurt their careers or even endanger their jobs. Second, they were afraid that Camp and her senior team would feel so hurt and defensive that the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
Whillans: Recent studies have found links between employee happiness and organizational outcomes, such as productivity, absenteeism, and motivation. However, the current work-from-home situation poses significant challenges. Many people View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
health journey has had a roller coaster of experiences. But all of those dots ultimately connected to the launch of Silver Linings. Hanna: You know, Silver Linings is a phrase we've heard over and over during the pandemic. But you do mean... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
consumed in cars and trucks. Eighty percent of the fuel is from oil. Based on personal observation, I feel safe in saying that much of this fuel is burned idling in traffic jams. Investments in more efficient mass transit, more efficient... View Details
- Web
Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Unhelpful Help at Work | Working Knowledge
what they needed. He didn’t have time to work with them on figuring that out, so he gave them some quick suggestions—but his input fell flat, leaving both Mike and the team feeling frustrated and let down. “They made a fuzzy ask, and he... View Details
- 20 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology
different functions where MBA grads could make a positive impact. The Value of Transparency In her coaching conversations with students, Cathy has heard the following sentiment time and time again: “students want to do well and do good.”... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
are rarely taught in American schools. In fact, Ratajczak says, “I only heard of the Tulsa Massacre about two years ago when I was doing a walking tour through Harlem. I thought there must be some disconnect because how could I have lived... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Are Company Founders Underpaid?
The initial impetus was when I was doing my early field research on founders and heard complaints from them about their inability to increase their compensation compared to their non-founder colleagues, which I found surprising. For... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Huang I like to switch up what I’m reading—so I often alternate between fiction and non-fiction, different time periods and settings, and books that I’m reading for the first time read versus books that I’ve re-read dozens of times. I View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
selected you to be part of the class, and if it’s not clear now, it will be soon.” He then added, “Besides, you couldn’t possibly feel more out of place here than I felt when I first arrived.” He went on to tell me that when he first came... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)
about?Holly: Class and class diversity—in terms of socioeconomic status—were topics that Alexxis and I heard a lot in our DEI conversations with students and administrators. We thought that we should create a group outside of the existing... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
1977 Bill Ahlhauser “Life is all about the possibility of doing good, whatever one's circumstance.” Banthoon Lamsam If his father is watching over him, he is likely to feel proud. Susan McIntosh “When you have been given a talent, you are... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
begin this inquiry? Michael Porter: There was a clear feeling at Harvard Business School that something different was happening in the US economy—this was not just a deep recession caused by the housing mortgage crisis and so forth. The... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
their reactions in the pages of the Harbus. Along with expressions of patriotism and cautions against ethnic stereotyping and giving in to feelings of hate, the weekly paper carried articles that pointed to an abrupt shift in priorities.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
and an oratorical competition, and she assigned homework, and she said, "Everybody's got to write a speech." And the topic was, "I'm the mayor now, and this is my new plan." At 11, I had never written a speech. I don't think I'd ever really View Details
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
on,” says McDonald, the Thai-Hi T. Lee Associate Professor. “They’re thinking ‘I would rather have money than not have money,’ right? Or ‘We'd rather have a high-status venture capitalist that everybody has heard of versus not.’ But... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity